English Civil War Chords & Tabs

English Civil War Tab

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Band: The Clash
Song: English Civil War
Album: Give 'Em Enough Rope
Tabber: clark@theoddmenout.com
*= mute chord
Intro: x2
e---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G---------------------------|
D--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E---------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Main Riff:
e-----------------------|
B-----------------------|
G-------2-2-2--2---2-2--|
D--2----2-4-2--2h4-2-4--|
A--0h4------------------|
E-----------------------|
Verse 1:
Main Riff GG
When Johnny comes marching home again, Harah! Tralah!
Main Riff EmEm
He's coming by bus or underground, Harah! Tralah!
CGFC
A woman's eye will shed a tear to see his face so beaten in fear
AGFEA
An' it was just around the corner in the English Civil War
Fill:
e----------|
B----------|
G--4b5r-2--|
D----------|
A----------|
E----------|
Verse 2:
AGG
It was still at the stage of clubs and fists, Harah! Tralah!
AEmEm
When that well-known face got beaten to bits, Harah! Tralah!
CG
Your face was blue in the light of the screen
FC
As we watched the speech of an animal scream
AGFEA
The new party army was marching right over our heads
Fill
Alright!
Solo 1:
e-----5-5----5-5----5-5----5----5------------------------------|
B-----5-5----5-5----5-5----5----5---7b----------------5----5---|
G--7b-----7b-----7b-----7b---7b---7-7b--5------5-7b8----b8---7-|
D------------------------------------------5-7-----------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/clash/english_civil_war_tab_ver_2.html ]
e--5-5-----5----5----5-5----5-5----5-----------------------|
B--5-5-----5----5----5-5----5-5----5-----------------------|
G------7b----7b---7b-----7b-----7b---7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b--|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
e----3-5-7--7-7/5-3-5--3--7--7/5-3-10--12-------------------------------|
B--5--------------------------------------12--13--8--10--10-10-10-8-10--|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
This solo is by no means exact, but it shows the general idea (it was hard to do cuz
is so much improv)
Bridge
Lead 1:
e---5--5------5--5------x-x-x-3~-------3--|
B---5--5------5--5------x-x-x-3~-------3--|
G--------5/6-------5/6--------0~---3/4----|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|
Lead 2:
e--5--5------5--5--------------------------|
B--5--5------5--5--------------------------|
G-------5/6-------5/6----------------------|
D----------------------2-2-2-2~--2-2-2-2~--|
A----------------------2-2-2-2~--2-2-2-2~--|
E----------------------0-0-0-0~--0-0-0-0~--|
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Lead 1 x1
There you are, ha ha, I told you so, Harah! Tralah!
Lead 2 x1
Says everybody that we know, Harah! Tralah!
CG
But who hid a radio under the stairs,
FC
An' who got caught out on their unawares?
AGFEA
When that new party army came marching right up the stairs
Verse 3:
AGG
When Johnny comes marching home again, Harah! Tralah!
AEmEm
Nobody understands it can happen again, Harah! Tralah!
CG
The sun is shining an' the kids are shouting loud,
FC
But you gotta know it's shining through a crack in the cloud,
AGFEA
And the shadows keep falling when Johnny comes marching home...
Solo 2: (I can't figure this out off-hand, but if someone wants me to try hard, or wants
figure it out themselves, email me)
That's it! For suggestions, corrections, and requests, email me:
oddmenout4@yhaoo.com